DONESH VICTOR FERDOWSI

C O N T E N T S

pool

school

path

park

bed

FL2010

SP2011

FL2011

SP2012

SU2012

a pool in the park for saint louisTROUGH TERRACE

a pool in the park for saint louisTROUGH TERRACE Architectural Design I 6 credits Gia Daskalakis FL2010

Students were asked to design a public

pool for a Saint Louis city park.

My proposal strives to bring an urban sense of traffic to

the oasis. The park is for peace and quiet. This place

is for motion and activity. The series of individual pools,

internal gardens, and ramps descending down a slope act

as a knot in the path around the lake. Runners, walk-

ers, bikers, swimmers, and people-watchers alike move

through these lanes.

The concrete shells that form the groundplane and roof

structure contain sand, soil, water, and wood, brin-

ing us back down to earth without leaving the city.

1/8 sectional model built in cedar, maple, steel, resin, plaster

city street

city park

city pool

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a. terraced beach

b. steel + concrete forest

c. stepped lawn

sand

soil

wood

water

PLAN 1/64”

a campus on the street for sam fox schoolUNIVERCITY

a campus on the street for sam fox schoolArchitectural Design II 6 credits Zeuler Lima/Iain Fraiser SP2011

Thinking about our own educations, JD Scott and I have

come to appreciate that where we do is near as important

as what we do. Just as murder in a Cathedral is different

than murder on the street, we conclude that making

art on Delmar is different than making art on Hoytt.

We propose a new attitude for Sam Fox with

an urban addition to its suburban campus.

We aim to bring students off the monestary onto the street.

With housing and studios for 40 artists, “Univercity” aims

to facilitate a study abroad, close to home. The site

sits dormant between 2 strips of activity. The project

aims to mediate between them with a quiet, contemplative

posture that embraces a library with a student-run

art gallery, a small café, and a semi-public courtyard.

n. loading dock

m. upper level classroom and gallery

l. street level space for outreach design program

k. lower level metal/wood shops with outdoor workspace

j. re-purposed brick building

i. sunroom/outdoor balcony

h. semi-public courtyard with mounds, trees, and paint walls

g. library entrance

f. rammed earth bearing walls

e. roof vegetable garden

d. public gallery and cafe

c. hallway: the life of the dormitory.

b. lofted bedrooms

UNIVERCITY

Raingarden and interior library entrance.

Class and gallery space.

1/8” sectional model in oak, poplar, OSB, and steel.

S C H O O L F E A T U R E S

a. Delmar Blvd: a top 10 street in America

Univercity First Floor Plan

The Cathedral effect describes the influence of space on human thinking.

As the Visigoths knew so well, high ceilings encourage abstract thinking

and creativity, while low ceilings motivate concrete thinking and focus on

detail.

The UniverCity Library is the sacred space on campus, conducive to lofty

thoughts, deep imaginings, and their realization. A two-story atrium

accompanies an open stack of reading nooks. Visitors may find their

inspiration while wandering the sunlit stacks below and further pursue

their thoughts in the “people shelf” above.

L I B R A R Y F E A T U R E S

a. roof nooks and balconies

b. skylight behind “human shelf”

c. wood-clad Western wall warms skylight sun

d. “human shelves” conducive to focused thought

e. elevator shaft

f. groundfloor with stacks, meeting space, and

exit to school complex.

CAMPUS LIBRARY: The Cathedral Effect

LIBRARY 1ST FLOOR PLAN

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steel/fir material sample rammed earth/stucco material sample

basement interior

THE COLORS OF COPENHAGEN: public spaces for orsteadl kollegium

Urban Design I 6 credits Line Schultz/Rasmus Fisk FL2011

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“Colors speak all languages.” (a 17th c. Englishman)

LOCAL COLOR“The distinctive peculiarities of a place.” Orsteadl Kollegium is home to dependents

of the Danish government: immigrant families and university students. Though full of

diversity, life, and latent energy, the complex feels as grey as it looks. The life between

its buildings has yet to be born. This proposal aims to bring color to an anonymous

place. Associating activities with spatial qualities, this spectrum of public spaces hopes

to give residents a reason to go outside and visitors a reason to come in.

KULOER

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QUALITY MATERIAL

peacetranquility calmnesscoolnessserenity

water stone concrete plum

intensitypassion heat thrillactivityvibrancyradiance

woodgranitebrick steel maple

warmthenergyglow

stonegravelwoodsandgingkobirchsunflower

lifesoftnesscalmnesscoolnesshealthfertility

earthturfgrasstreesivy

ACTIVITY

sittingreflectingconversingrestingcooling office skating

dancingcelebratingskatingcompetingperforming

playingeatingsun bathinggardening

runningbikingwalkingsleddingpicnicing

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a park for patrick henry elementary schoolLEARNING LANDSCAPE

a park for patrick henry elementary school

we parked...

Architectural Design IV SP2012Forrest Fulton/Mikey Naucus6 creditsParker Keyes Yurina KodamaLyn WenzelBilly GriffittsJordan TsaiSarah MIllerConnie ZhengMichael HallsSam XuElana AbrahamBomin KimLauren MiyataRyan Chiu

LEARNING LANDSCAPE12 students expanded the 2011 Learning Landscape at the Patrick Henry Elementary school and rendered an asphault parking lot fit for children.

In consultation with the teachers of the school, we added features to aid the school’s sustainability themed curriculum: fabric shade structure, sod playing field, garden irrigation system, storage units, birch trees and plantings, cedar and concrete furniture, foam playthings, and oak sculptures to the back of the school.

Yurina Kodama, Parker Keyes, and I worked to add human scale and finer detail to the masterplan. We rescued wood logs from the chipper to build over 50 pieces of furniture at a total cost of $777.77

photo courtesy of Forrest Fulton

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a. redwood tree donated by MO botanical garden.

b. earth mounds and native prairie plantings.

c. granite border and path.

d. sculptures and tables in wood chip allee shaded by birch trees.

e. fabric shaded cedar pergola.

f. gingko and locust trees add shade to phase 1.

g. subterranean irrigation system waters garden beds.

Master Plan Features

photos courtesy of Forrest Fultonsite plan drawn by Lyn Wenzel

phase 1 completed by the class before us

phase 2 completed by 2012 design/build studio

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5-30lb. 32 stools. storage box.

SMALLred cedarosage orangeblack walnutyellow poplarwhite oaksycamoreelm

MEDIUM400-600 lb. 3 tables. 12 benches.

cast concretesteelred oak

LARGE1000-3000 lbs. 5 climbing structures.

crane-dropped, chainsawed oak

photo courtesy of Forrest Fulton

a bed in a home for ignacio and beniciofunCIO twin sleeper

a bed in a home for ignacio and beniciocollaboration with Catalina Freixas and Pablo Moyano Saint Louis SU2012

Minimize pieces to facillitate disassembly. Eliminate corners and exposed hardware.Attach structure to plywood skin.

Construction Proposal:

8” twin foam mattress

1/2” birch plywood slat

1/4” counter-sunk stainless steel hex bolt

3/4” stainless steel lock washer

5” yellow pine strut

1.5” decking screw

5” yellow pine cross beam

3/8” red oak plug

1.5” pine ceiling connector block

1/2” birch plywood cieling

a. loft detaila. loft

b. column

c. drawer

5” yellow pine slat joint

1/2” birch plywood slats

1.5” caster

CNC cutout wheel anchor

drawer front

lower foam mattress

3/4” birch plywood front facade

3/4” wood screw

c. drawer detailb. column detail1/4” counter-sunk stainless steel hex bolt

2x2” quarter sawn maple column

1/2” radiused corner

3/4” maple plywood with 1/2” radiused corner

1.5” counter-sunk decking screw3/8” red oak plug

book shelf detail

installed and inhabited